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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr.
Harkin):
S. 399. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to
provide more flexibility to producers, and more effective
mitigation, in connection with the coversion of cropped
wetland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Gramm):
S. 400. A bill to provide for appropriate remedies for
prison conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Jeffords):
S. 401. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to clarify the excise tax treatment of hard apple cider; to
the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. KOHL:
S. 402. A bill to provide for the appointment of 1
additional Federal district judge for the eastern district of
Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Wellstone,
Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Jeffords):
S. 403. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for the organization and administration of the
Readjustment Counseling Service, to improve eligibility for
readjustment counseling and related counseling, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Ms. SNOWE:
S. 404. A bill to consolidate the administration of defense
economic conversion activities in the Executive Office of the
President; to the Committee on Armed Services.
S. 405. A bill to amend the Defense Economic Adjustment,
Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 to
give priority in the provision of community economic
adjustment assistance to those communities most seriously
affected by reductions in defense spending, the completion,
cancellation, or termination of defense contracts, or the
closure or realignment of military installations; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
S. 406. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act
to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall
be paid for the month in which the recipient dies to the
recipient's surviving spouse, subject to a reduction of 50
percent in the last monthly payment if the recipient dies
during the first 15 days; to the Committee on Finance.
S. 407. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow a deduction from gross income for home care and
adult day and respite care expenses of individual taxpayers
with respect to a dependent of the taxpayer who suffers from
Alzheimer's disease or related organic brain disorders; to
the Committee on Finance.
S. 408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide tax incentives relating to the closure,
realignment, or downsizing of military installations; to the
Committee on Finance.
S. 409. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow defense contractors a credit against income tax for
20 percent of the defense conversion employee retraining
expenses paid or incurred by the contractors; to the
Committee on Finance.
S. 410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to make the dependent care credit refundable, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
S. 411. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to provide for the treatment of long-term care insurance, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Cohen):
S. 412. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act to modify the bottled drinking water standards
provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pell, Mr.
Dodd, Mr. Simon, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Wellstone, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Kerry):
S. 413. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 to increase the minimum wage rate under such Act, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources.
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Hatfield):
S. 414. A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of
1979 to extend indefinitely the current provisions governing
the export of certain domestically produced crude oil; to the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Graham,
and Mr. Bingaman):
S. 415. A bill to apply the antitrust laws to major league
baseball in certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. THURMOND (for himself and Mr. Leahy):
[[Page S2648]] S. 416. A bill to require the application of
the antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. KOHL:
S. 417. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage
revenue bond financing; to the Committee on Finance.
By Mr. CONRAD. (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr.
Wellstone, and Mr. Baucus):
S. 418. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to
extend, improve, increase flexibility, and increase
conservation benefits of the conservation reserve program,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.

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